Book Review: Coldbrook by Tim LebbonEngineer’s Bookshelf 6/5/2014 3 commentsThis book has layers upon layers upon layers. Suffice it to say that you will be clenching your fists, and you won't be able to draw a breath while reading the last page.

Understanding and Using C PointersEngineer’s Bookshelf 2/25/2014 11 commentsWhat? An entire book just about pointers? Embedded systems expert Jack Ganssle says this new book about using pointers in C is surprisingly worthwhile.

Book Review: Idea Man by Paul AllenEngineer’s Bookshelf 5/22/2011 2 commentsIdea Man is billed as “A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft” – and this is actually a really good way of presenting a book that’s sort-of, but not quite, an autobiography.

Book Review: EDA Graffiti by Paul McLellanEngineer’s Bookshelf 3/6/2011 2 commentsI don’t know where to start. This is unlike any other book on EDA that I’ve ever seen. One thing I will say is that I learned a whole lot of stuff about things I didn’t even know I didn’t know...

Book Review: At Home by Bill BrysonEngineer’s Bookshelf 1/11/2011 12 commentsDuring the recent holiday I read Bill Bryson’s latest tome – At Home – and, as usual, he far exceeded my expectations. As Bill says: “Houses aren’t refuges from history. They are where history ends up.”

Book Review: uC/TCP-IP by Christian LégaréEngineer’s Bookshelf 11/30/2010 2 commentsI have to say that I am very, VERY impressed with the quality of books that are being written by the folks at Micriµm – the one I just finished reading on TCP-IP still has my head buzzing!

Book Review, In Search of Time, Dan FalkEngineer’s Bookshelf 9/30/2010 8 commentsIn his book In Search of Time, the author Dan Falk walks through the theories of time, from our earliest ancestors' perception of time to the development of various calendars to today's world of atomic clocks.

Book Review: Reinventing Gravity by John MoffatEngineer’s Bookshelf 9/30/2010 5 commentsReinventing Gravity is a wonderful book. The author, respected Physicist John Moffat, doesn’t assume that the reader has any form of expert knowledge. Instead, he starts by walking us step-by-step through the various theories of gravity, from Aristotle to the present day...